Hair drier



July 22, 1947.

J. J. POLITE HAIR DRIER Filed Sept. 13 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet l InventorJACOB J POL ITE,

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HAIR DRIER Filed Sept. 15, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor JACOB J POLm5,

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HAIR DRIER 7 Filed Sept. 13, 1944 :s'sneets-sheet 3 Hlli' Inventor JACOBJ. POL/TE,

and m Patented July 22, 1941 umrso STATES PATENT caries HAIR DRIER 4Jacob J. Polite, Youngstown, Ohio Application September 13, 1944, SerialNo. 553,872

4 Claims. (01. at-e9) I This invention relates to an hair drier, andmore particularly to a hood for such a drier.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of an improved hoodor adapter for hair driers wherein the loss of heat and heated air isreduced to a minimum.

A still further object is the provision of such a drier adapted to beused with a minimum of discomfort to the user, precluding access ofheated air to the face and skin.

A still further object is the provision of such a device adapted toreduce to .a minimumthe noise occasioned by conventional hair driers inorder to'avoid annoyance or discomfort to the user thereof and permitconversation in normal tones.

A more specific object is the provision of an adapter unit which may beapplied to a conventional hair drier or the type now in use.

A still further object is the provision of such a device which may bereadily adapted to be applied to hair driers now in the course ofmanufacture.

Still further objects reside in the combinations of elements,arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be morefully pointed out hereinafter and disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein there are shown preferred embodiments of thisinventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view disclosing one form of adapter unitincorporating features of the instant invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, asviewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the lined-4 ofFigure 2,-as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure-5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 ofFigure 4 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 6 is a front view partially in section, and partially inelevation of a modified form of this invention.

Figure 'l is a view, in section, of a modified form of one of the partsof Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a still further modified form of one of the parts disclosedin Figure 6, viewed in section, and

Figure 9 comprises a still further modified form I of this device.

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Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several viewsof the drawings.

Having reference now to the modification shown in Figures 1 to 5,inclusive, there is gener ally indicated at Ill a chamber adapted forthe heating and propulsion 01' air, containing within its interior anelectric motor H (see Figure 4),, a

heating grid II, a fan It, actuated by the motor and adapted to flow airover the heating grid l2,

and provided with current from any suitable external source as through awire or conduit II. The arrangement heretofore described is more or lessconventional and no claim is made thereto in the instant application.

Suitably affixed to the lower portion of chamber ill, a wind cone ortunnel I! is adapted to direct the heated air toward the hair of asubject, schematically indicated at It, (see Figure 4) for the purposeof drying. The lower portion of wind tunnel I5 is provided with a flangell to which is adapted to be secured the peripheral rim ll of anaperture in the upper extremity of an adapter or the like generallyindicated at l8. Adapter is is comprised of a relatively cylindricalbody portion encompassing an air circulating concentrating chamber 20provided at its upper extremity with'a curved peripheral portion 2|constituting a hollow perforated torus terminating in a flange orextremity l8. Suitable apertures 22 are provided in this modification topermil; the escape of used and surplus air circulated within air chamber20 said apertures being positioned wholly behind the discharge end ofthe cone whereby air must circulate through the adapter before it mayescape from apertures 22.

The lower portion of the device is curved to coni an elastic band 28 ofa general configuration adapted to coniorm to the outline of the head.In operation band 26 is adapted to be positioned about the head of theuser above the ear. The fan i3 is then turned on and the grid l2 heatedand the air circulated through air chamber 20 being guided upwardly anddownwardly in circulatory fashion by grooves or dips 2| and 23, andultimately escaping through apertures 22. A relatively tight seal iseffected about the head of the user and below the hairline by the band26.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that the adapter device of theinstant invention is adapted to conserve heated air as well as protect,the skin 3 of the user during the operation of the device and precludesubstantially the passage of noise from the fan and motor to the ears ofthe user.

Having now reference to the modification shown in Figure 6, there isdisclosed at 30 an air heating chamber similar to chamber l and a cone3| similar to cone I5. Secured to, or integral with the upper peripheralrim of pone 3| is a circular annulus 32 provided with a seriesof rows ofescape apertures 33 about the periphery thereof, and having an annulus34 about the face thereof. In this embodiment the apparatus is providedwith an adapter or circulating chamber 35 provided with a groove or dip36 similar to the corresponding groove 23 in the previously describedembodiment and having a cloth or similar flexible sealing member 31provided with an interiorly disposed recess surrounded by an. elasticband 38. In this embodiment air 'mixing or circulating chamber is notprovided with escape apertures, the air being permitted to pass forengaging the head of the user immediately below the hair line, a hollowperforated torous at the opposite end of the body, the perforations ofwhich are located wholly behind the discharge end oi. the cone wherebyair introduced into the hood through the cone cannot escape withoutcirculation therethrough.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with aconventional hair drying unit having a warm air directing cone, of anair circulating hood adapted to be attached to said cone which comprisesa hollow substantially cylindrical body having an inturned flange at itslower end, flexible sealing means carried by the flange for engaging thehead of the user immediately below the hair line, a hollow annulartorous at the opposite end of the body, said torous at least upwardlybetween the wall of cone 3| and the wall 32 to escape through theapertures 33, Figure 8 discloses a modified form of constructionincluding an air cone 40 surrounded by a cylindrical wall 4| oil'set asby a band 42 from the periphery of the cone and correspondingly providedwith escape apertures 43 and a. flange 44 to which an air circulatingchamber may be attached.

If desired the air circulating chamber may take the form disclosed inFigure 7 being provided with a circular exterior wall 50 having aplurality of apertures 5i therein, which latter chamber is adapted to beutilized in conjunction with a wall about the air cone which may beeither provided or not provided with apertures as desired.

Having reference now to the form shown in Figure 9 there is disclosed anair cone 55 to which is secured, in any desired manner, a flangecircular in configuration and arcuate in cross-section, provided withapertures 51 and an extending peripheral flange 58 to which may besecured any desired type of air circulating or mixing chamber.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there are herein provided aplurality of devices accomplishing all the objects of this invention andothers including many advantages of great practical utility andcommercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as manymodifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore described andshown in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that allmatter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with aconventional hair drying unit having a warm air directing cone, of anair circulating hood adapted to be attached to said cone which comprisesa hollow substantially cylindrical body having an inturned flange at itslower end, flexible sealing means carried by the flange partiallyembracing the cone and having an annular row of air escape openingsdisposed wholly behind the discharge end of the cone,

3. In combination with a conventional hair drying device having a warmair directing cone, an air circulating hood attached to said cone andincluding a hollow, substantially cylindrical body, annular troughsinternally of each end of said body. an ape ture for loosely receiving ahead at the lower end of said body, flexible sealing means secured tosaid body at the under side of a trough for engaging the head of a userbelow the hairline, and a plurality of apertures in said other troughfor discharging air from said hood only after circulation thereof fromsaid cone and throughsaid hood.

4. In combination with a conventional hair drying device having a warmair directing cone, an air circulating hood attached to said cone andincluding a hollow, substantially cylindrical body, annular troughsinternally. of each end of said body, an aperture for loosely receivinga head at the lower end of said body, flexible sealing means secured tosaid body at the under side of a trough for engaging the head of a userbelow the hairline, and a plurality of apertures in said other troughfor discharging air from said hood only after circulation thereof fromsaid cone and through said hood, said other trough and apertures thereinbeing positioned rearwardly of the discharge end of said cone.

JACOB J. POLITE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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